David Rhys-Jones

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David Rhys-Jones
Personal information
Full name David Rhys-Jones
Date of birth (1962-06-16) 16 June 1962 (age 59)
Original team(s) Oakleigh District
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1980–1984 South Melbourne/Sydney 076 0(39)
1985–1992 Carlton 106 0(73)
Total182 (112)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Rhys-Jones (born 16 June 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Rhys-Jones's reputation as a footballer is somewhat sullied by his regular visits to the AFL Tribunal; he currently holds the record for being the most reported player in VFL/AFL history, having had his number taken by umpires 25 times over his 13-season career. [1] But when fit and available, Rhys-Jones's versatility, pace and agility made him a valuable footballer; the best example being when he was given the challenging task of playing in defence on Hawthorn champion Dermott Brereton in the 1987 VFL Grand Final and held him goalless for the only time that season, resulting in Carlton winning its 15th VFL premiership and Rhys-Jones being awarded the Norm Smith Medal.

Career

Rhys-Jones began his career with South Melbourne in 1980, which relocated north becoming the Sydney Swans in 1982. He moved back south to join Carlton in 1985 after a pay dispute. He remained with Carlton until his retirement in 1992. Rhys-Jones was a superbly balanced footballer, capable of playing in multiple positions and equally adept as a goalkicking option as he was at shutting down opponents. His nullifying of Dermott Brereton in the 1987 Grand Final earned Rhys-Jones the Norm Smith Medal. He was awarded nine Brownlow Medal votes that year.

In 1992, Rhys-Jones was appointed captain-coach of the North Launceston Football Club. After playing his 50th game in the 1995 winning grand final team, Rhys-Jones left to coach Frankston in the Victorian Football Association. After three years of successive finals appearances, including two grand finals, Rhys-Jones quit Frankston to concentrate on media commitments.

In 2000, he was appointed coach of Heidelberg Football Club. After a run of injuries in 2001, he decided to pull on the boots himself. The tribunal ruling that he was not allowed on the field forced Rhys-Jones to give his quarter-time team addresses from behind the boundary line. The following year, he announced in his biography that he used cocaine during his playing career.

Statistics

[2]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
 # Played in that year's
premiership team
AFL playing statistics
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
1980 Sydney 4043430144410N/A0.81.07.53.511.02.5N/A0
1981 Sydney 30181517510828356N/A0.10.39.76.015.73.1N/A3
1982 Sydney 302131118616835459N/A0.10.58.98.016.92.8N/A1
1983 Sydney 30149615411526958N/A0.60.411.08.219.24.1N/A0
1984 Sydney 3019231317812730564N/A1.20.79.46.716.03.4N/A0
1985 Carlton 2619221315615330959N/A1.20.78.28.016.33.1N/A2
1986 Carlton 26174316613430070N/A0.20.29.87.917.64.1N/A3
1987 # Carlton 26207417216633864210.40.28.68.316.93.21.19
1988 Carlton 261917715011126169330.90.47.95.813.73.61.73
1989 Carlton 26162312914327269270.10.28.18.917.04.31.70
1990 Carlton 2681565246982671.90.86.55.812.33.30.90
1991 Carlton 26111325101.01.03.02.05.01.00.00
1992 Carlton 26652272350880.80.34.53.88.31.31.30
Career18211278157813102888613960.60.48.77.215.93.41.421

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

Personal life

Rhys-Jones married his second wife Cheri Donnelly in Queensland in 2001. They have a son together, Cooper, who has Prader-Willi Syndrome, [3] and a daughter, Madison. [4] Additionally, Rhys-Jones has three children from his first marriage: Sharna, Molly, and Dakota. Rhys-Jones and wife Cheri took over the Canada Hotel on Melbourne's Swanston Street, in 2002, renaming it the Plough and Harrow Hotel. That year, Rhys-Jones joined a reality show on Channel 7, called The Club , and he was chosen by audience votes to coach a new Australian rules football team in the Western Region Football League. The team was named the Kensington Hill Hammerheads, which Rhys-Jones coached to a premiership in its first (and only) year. Rhys-Jones lives in Melbourne.

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References

  1. ↑ Eddy (2018), p.119
  2. ↑ "David Rhys-Jones". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rhys Jones' boy has rare condition". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Herald Sun: Family battles with Cooper's insatiable hunger

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